diff --git a/src/doc.rs b/src/doc.rs
index 7b7700964..3dbd3b818 100644
--- a/src/doc.rs
+++ b/src/doc.rs
@@ -263,12 +263,18 @@ impl Frame {
 
     /// Attach metadata from an iterator.
     pub fn meta_iter(&mut self, iter: impl IntoIterator<Item = Meta>) {
+        let mut hide = false;
         for meta in iter {
             if matches!(meta, Meta::Hide) {
-                self.clear();
-                break;
+                hide = true;
+            } else {
+                self.prepend(Point::zero(), FrameItem::Meta(meta, self.size));
             }
-            self.prepend(Point::zero(), FrameItem::Meta(meta, self.size));
+        }
+        if hide {
+            Arc::make_mut(&mut self.items).retain(|(_, item)| {
+                matches!(item, FrameItem::Group(_) | FrameItem::Meta(Meta::Elem(_), _))
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/ref/bugs/hide-meta.png b/tests/ref/bugs/hide-meta.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..860617d79
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/ref/bugs/hide-meta.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/bugs/hide-meta.typ b/tests/typ/bugs/hide-meta.typ
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dce81ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typ/bugs/hide-meta.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Test that metadata of hidden stuff stays available.
+
+---
+#set cite(style: "chicago-notes")
+
+A pirate. @arrgh \
+#set text(2pt)
+#hide[
+  A @arrgh pirate.
+  #bibliography("/works.bib")
+]
+
+---
+#set text(8pt)
+#outline()
+#set text(2pt)
+#hide(block(grid(
+  [= A],
+  [= B],
+  block(grid(
+    [= C],
+    [= D],
+  ))
+)))